Katya
Katya was the 3614th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 1314th; the most babies were born in 2001 (146). Over the last ten years it has moved down 247 places. More babies were named Katya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,614 girls, down 303 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 42girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2001146 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,176babies recorded
Katya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,614 | 42 |
| 2020 | #3,311 | 47 |
| 2010 | #2,130 | 93 |
| 2000 | #1,314 | 145 |
| 1990 | #3,114 | 36 |
| 1980 | #4,058 | 19 |
| 1970 | #3,944 | 15 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Katya, counting every spelling?
Katya has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Katya?
42 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Katya (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Katya born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 200 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Katya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Katya?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Katya are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 14 and 29. That makes Katya mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Katya by state
How common Katya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.7×). In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Katya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Katya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Katya
How popular is the name Katya?
Katya was the 3614th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 1314th; the most babies were born in 2001 (146). Over the last ten years it has moved down 247 places. More babies were named Katya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Katya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Katya in the US.
Where is Katya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Katya was most common in Texas (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Washington.